Music publisher, songwriter, producer and talent scout (born August 24, 1898 in Evansville, Indiana, USA - died December 1, 1954 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA). Elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1961.
A charter member, Rose was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1961.
With Roy Acuff , he created Acuff-Rose Publications in 1942 (the first major country music publishing house in Nashville).
Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1985.
He was the father of American music industry executive and record producer, Wesley Rose.
Was a Communist politician and trade union organizer in Canada. He is the only Member of the Canadian Parliament ever convicted of spying for a foreign country, in this case, Russia. He was deported to Poland and his Canadian citizenship was revoked shortly after he served his prison sentence.
